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Contested Terrains Of Compensation: Equality, Affirmative Action And Diversity In The United States, Taunya L. Banks Jan 1997

Contested Terrains Of Compensation: Equality, Affirmative Action And Diversity In The United States, Taunya L. Banks

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Unlocking The Closet Door: Protecting Children From Involuntary Civil Commitment Because Of Their Sexual Orientation, Miye Goishi Jan 1997

Unlocking The Closet Door: Protecting Children From Involuntary Civil Commitment Because Of Their Sexual Orientation, Miye Goishi

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An Overview Of The Arkansas Civil Rights Act Of 1993, Theresa M. Beiner Jan 1997

An Overview Of The Arkansas Civil Rights Act Of 1993, Theresa M. Beiner

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An Overview Of The Arkansas Civil Rights Act Of 1993, Theresa M. Beiner Jan 1997

An Overview Of The Arkansas Civil Rights Act Of 1993, Theresa M. Beiner

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Interests And Rights Of The Interracial Family In A Multiracial Racial Classification, The Proceedings Of The Third Annual Mid-Atlantic People Of Color Legal Scholarship Conference February 13-15, 1997: Part 2, Tanya K. Hernandez Jan 1997

Interests And Rights Of The Interracial Family In A Multiracial Racial Classification, The Proceedings Of The Third Annual Mid-Atlantic People Of Color Legal Scholarship Conference February 13-15, 1997: Part 2, Tanya K. Hernandez

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The public dissemination of census data invites battles over how human beings will be known. One census battle that has been at the forefront of the public debate is the demand for a "multiracial" category. The multiracial classification, as proposed, would be one of the race categories a respondent could choose in lieu of those currently listed by the Office of Management of Budget (OMB): American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, White, or Other. The stated aim of the new racial classification is to obtain a more specific census count of the number of mixed-race persons …


Coalescing Communities, Discourses And Practices: Synergies In The Anti-Subordination Project, Barbara Cox Jan 1997

Coalescing Communities, Discourses And Practices: Synergies In The Anti-Subordination Project, Barbara Cox

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The Lesbian Wife: Same-Sex Marriage As An Expression Of Radical And Plural Democracy, Barbara Cox Jan 1997

The Lesbian Wife: Same-Sex Marriage As An Expression Of Radical And Plural Democracy, Barbara Cox

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This Paper considers three ideas. The first is recognizing that a "reactionary and exclusionary democracy" exists in this country today. The second is considering the argument by some gay and lesbian activists that including gay men and lesbians under the rubric of state-sanctioned marriage will actually prevent a "radical and plural democracy" from occurring by removing the "outlaw" nature of the queer community and leading to the wholesale movement of gays and lesbians from the "anti-subordination project" into the mainstream middle-class. The third argues that, despite this concern, the gay and lesbian community can help move the country toward a …


Intersectionality And Positionality: Situating Women Of Color In The Affirmative Action Dialogue, Laura M. Padilla Jan 1997

Intersectionality And Positionality: Situating Women Of Color In The Affirmative Action Dialogue, Laura M. Padilla

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This article explores the position of women of color in the affirmative action dialogue. Affirmative action has come under attack locally, statewide, and federally. During this same period, critical race feminists have brought into sharp relief how women of color are marginalized or erased in discourses over sex and gender, as well as over race and ethnicity. Despite these protests and warnings, the current debate over affirmative action continues this history of invisibility, perpetuating America's spoken and unspoken conceptions about where women of color belong. For example, most discussion of affirmative action focuses on race, more specifically on African-Americans. Some …


"Prescriptive Equality": Two Steps Forward, Kent Greenawalt Jan 1997

"Prescriptive Equality": Two Steps Forward, Kent Greenawalt

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In this Response to Professor Peters, Professor Greenawalt argues that prescriptive equality does have meaningful normative force. Prescriptive equality plays a reinforcing role when it agrees with nonegalitarian justice and is not incoherent when it pulls against nonegalitarian justice. Specifically, when one individual has been treated better than is required by nonegalitarian justice, a similarly situated and significantly related individual who is aware of that treatment may merit equivalent treatment because of widespread and deep-seated feelings about equality.